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How does a young classical pianist new to Asheville find a place in this area’s flourishing, some would say crowded, music scene? For 29-year-old Kimberly Cann, who moved here two …
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Ala. Murals depicting the famed slave revolt aboard the trading ship Amistad, which have hung on the campus of Talladega College for more than 70 years, are soon going on …
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A new scholarship this fall at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts honors the late Selma Burke, a Bucks County sculptor whose work is familiar if you’ve ever studied …
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 9:14 AM CST Thornton Township paid tribute to the late Dr. Margaret Burroughs, artist, poet, teacher and co-founder of the DuSable Museum of African American History …
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By Kirsten West Savali Malikah Shabazz, youngest daughter of iconic human rights activist, El Hajj Malik el-Shabazz (Malcolm X), has been extradited from North Carolina to New York City to …
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By Jeff Mays As the Space Shuttle Discovery makes its final descent from the International Space Station Wednesday morning and then heads to the Smithsonian Institute to be preserved for …
By Ruth Manuel-Logan R&B crooner Usher (pictured above) is the most recent A-lister celeb who is hanging his head low after learning that he accepted “blood monies” from Libyan terrorist …
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By Paul Shepard Herman Cain (pictured), former part-owner of the Godfather’s Pizza chain, wants to be president; yet, the 65-year-old Atlanta man is a stranger to most Americans. That will …
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By: Manning Marable President Clinton joined members of Congress in presenting Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the “Little Rock Nine” (left) in recognition of the selfless heroism they …
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By: Keith A. Beauch Unless you know the story of Emmett Louis Till, you do not know the racial dynamics that led to the Civil Rights Movement. The murder of …
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Closing African-American Shakespeare Company’s 16th season is a spellbinding take on Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT. Acclaimed actor and African-American Shakespeare Company Artistic Director L. Peter Callender directs TWELFTH NIGHT, featuring an …
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Betty Turney-Turner’s fascination with stained glass dates back to when she was a little girl attending church. She admits that plenty of times she paid more attention to the stained …
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AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM AND LIBRARY AT OAKLAND ongoing. The Oakland Public Library’s museum is designed to discover, preserve, interpret and share the cultural and historical experiences of African Americans in …